Which has higher gross national expenditure, Iraq or Norway?

Norway, at 88.3% against 87.7% in Iraq as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Norway?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Norway: Gross national expenditure

Iraq

87.7%

in 2024

Norway

88.3%

in 2025

Iraq rank

164th

Norway rank

162nd

Gross national expenditure over time

Iraq
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 88.3% against 87.7% in Iraq, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

Iraq ranks 164th and Norway ranks 162nd of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1970s	83.2%	102.8%	19.6%	Norway
1980s	109.4%	96.4%	13.0%	Iraq
1990s	84.4%	93.7%	9.3%	Norway
2000s	70.9%	85.0%	14.1%	Norway
2010s	81.1%	91.6%	10.5%	Norway
2020s	82.8%	86.1%	3.3%	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, Iraq or Norway?: Norway, at 88.3% against 87.7% in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Iraq and Norway?: 0.6%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Norway?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Norway rank globally for gross national expenditure?: Iraq ranks 164th and Norway ranks 162nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 8,544 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.